Texas Property Code

§ 56.001 — DEFINITIONS

PR § 56.001Title 5. EXEMPT PROPERTY AND LIENS · Part B. LIENS · Ch. 56. LIENS AGAINST MINERAL PROPERTY · Art. A. GENERAL PROVISIONS

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In this chapter:

(1)"Mineral activities" means digging, drilling, torpedoing, operating, completing, maintaining, or repairing an oil, gas, or water well, an oil or gas pipeline, or a mine or quarry.

(2)"Mineral contractor" means a person who performs labor or furnishes or hauls material, machinery, or supplies used in mineral activities under an express or implied contract with a mineral property owner or with a trustee, agent, or receiver of a mineral property owner.

(3)"Mineral property owner" means an owner of land, an oil, gas, or other mineral leasehold, an oil or gas pipeline, or an oil or gas pipeline right-of-way.

(4)"Mineral subcontractor" means a person who:

(A)furnishes or hauls material, machinery, or supplies used in mineral activities under contract with a mineral contractor or with a subcontractor;

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Legislative history

Acts 1983, 68th Leg., p. 3565, ch. 576, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1984.